West Sussex Food Hubs Receive Another Year Of Council Funding

Seven organization nutrient hubs will proceed for different twelvemonth acknowledgment to backing from nan section region council.

The West Sussex hubs, which started arsenic a six-month aviator successful October 2022, person been extended until April 2026.

The scheme, tally successful business pinch Sussex-based nutrient rescue kindness UKHarvest, redistributes surplus nutrient from suppliers while educating residents connected nutrient discarded prevention.

Deborah Urquhart, West Sussex County Council's furniture personnel for situation and ambiance change, said: "We're proud to support this valuable service, helping residents entree good-quality nutrient that would different spell to waste."

The hubs group up erstwhile a period successful each territory and borough crossed West Sussex, and for a voluntary aid of £5, residents tin entree a action of surplus food.

No referrals are needed and each residents are invited to sojourn nan hubs, which besides supply proposal and look ideas.

The hubs person stopped much than 94 tonnes of nutrient from going to discarded since April 2023, nan assembly said.

Nigel Boshein, UKHarvest's organization nutrient hubs manager, said nan council-funded pop-ups besides meant an other 1,136 group could person nutrient each month.